Main area Community Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 days/ week shift pattern) Job ref 434-C6737438
Employer Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site County wide Town Aylesbury Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 18/12/2024 23:59
Frailty Hospital at Home - developing ACP (virtual ward)
Band 7
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
* provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
* nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
* regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
* deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
Job overview
The Frailty Hospital at Home Team is our new innovative pathway which focuses on providing intensive, hospital-level care for acute conditions that would normally require an acute hospital bed, in a patient’s place of residence for a short episode through multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the Lead Practitioner in delivering the requirements set out within the service model, which is continuously developing, to ensure the delivery of evidence based, community healthcare service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Frailty Hospital at Home team will provide support to patients in their place of residence following a sudden deterioration in their condition. The team will provide clinical treatment to patients including point of care blood testing and IV therapy, among other acute treatment.
The post holder will work with a range of professionals in order to ensure care is appropriate and delivered in a timely manner. The post holder will be able to demonstrate their professional skills and competence in leadership, care planning/co-ordination, medicines management, and care and treatment delivery.
Working for our organisation
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
* As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
* We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
* We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
* Registered Nurse or Registered Allied Healthcare Professional
* Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Nursing, or Paramedic Science
* Recognised teaching or mentorship qualification equivalent to level 3
* Recognised supervisory management qualification equivalent to level 3
* Post graduate modules in relevant clinical training e.g. Elderly, Long Term Conditions, Respiratory Disease, Cardiac Disease, Dementia
* Independent/supplementary non-medical prescriber
* Evidence of long-term condition management
* Recognised management/leadership qualification
* Non-medical prescribing or the willingness to work towards this
Experience
* Relevant specialist/clinical experience and competence
* Experience of working as advanced clinical practitioner/case manager
* Experience of working in a community/in-patient setting for a minimum of 6 years post registration
* Management of complex Long-Term Conditions
* Knowledge of managing cognitive impairment and mental well-being
* Supporting self-care, self-management, and enabling independence
* Developing highly specialised programme of care, providing advice concerning treatment of patients
* Professional practice and leadership
* Managing care at end of life
* Experience of interagency and partnership working
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
* Highly specialist knowledge in managing patients in the community with complex medical needs, long-term/chronic disease management, and palliative care
* Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain relationships with other health and social care professionals, patients, carers, and the public
* Strong analytical and judgment skills, with the ability to interpret complex situations and make appropriate decisions
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Strong IT skills – including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
* Ability to work autonomously without supervision
* Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
* Ability to adapt to the demands of a constantly changing environment
Special Circumstances
* Valid and current driving licence and car to be able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues, and our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Contacting you:
We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.
Application information:
If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Laura Andrews Job title Lead Hospital at Home Clinical Practitioner Email address laura.andrews12@nhs.net Telephone number 07929350721 Additional information
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